Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland

Baltimore, MD Bism HQ

UEI
N3AMMCJ62F65
CAGE
3A064
Primary NAICS
315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • AbilityOne Non Profit Agency
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
Show all 13
Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
3345 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21227, USA
Website
bism.org
Founded
1908
Employees
251-1K
Estimated annual revenue
$50M-$100M
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Consumer Services
  3. Diversified Consumer Services
  4. Education Services
SIC code
83 Social Services

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $2,258,909
FY2026 $43,979,101
FY2025 $52,455,813
FY2024 $33,953,499
FY2023 $29,308,762

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Justice $23,523,048
2 Defense Logistics Agency $22,207,922
3 General Services Administration $507,040

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Pen vista RET BLK MED 47QSCC27F05FG Federal Acquisition Service $163
Purell, ADV soothing GEL, pump 47QSCC27F05G2 Federal Acquisition Service $15
Index maker dividers 47QSCC27F05H2 Federal Acquisition Service $41
Rest, wrist, GEL w/cloth, BK 47QSCC27F05H4 Federal Acquisition Service $20
Clip, paper, stnd, no. 1 47QSCC27F05HE Federal Acquisition Service $4

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Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
State Of Maryland Department Of Education To provide comprehensive rehabilitation training that builds essential skills in job exploration, counseling, self-advocacy, postsecondary education planning,… H126A260027 $262,836

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About the company

Written by GovTribe AI ·

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland, doing business as Blind Industries & Services Of Maryland, is a tax-exempt nonprofit AbilityOne agency headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, that manufactures and distributes office supplies, textiles, and specialized goods to federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards). BISM operates under the AbilityOne program, providing employment to individuals who are blind or visually impaired while fulfilling federal procurement demand across office supplies (PSC 7510, representing 88% of awards by category), textiles and apparel manufacturing (PSC 8305 and related), and miscellaneous electrical and manufacturing components.

BISM's federal footprint is dominated by high-volume, small-dollar transactional work. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 92% of all awards, led overwhelmingly by GSA Federal Acquisition Service (23,441 awards, $5.5 million combined potential value) through the 4th Party Logistics BPA (GS23FGA020), which alone represents 23,343 task orders under $5.3 million combined potential value. By dollar concentration, however, the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office anchors the portfolio (332 awards, $1.1 billion combined potential value), followed at significant distance by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment (99 awards, $525.2 million) and DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (141 awards, $321 million). This divergence reflects BISM's dual posture: a high-velocity supplier of small office items through GSA's retail BPA, and a significant supplier of pre-cut manufacturing kits and textile products through Bureau of Prisons and DLA IDCs.

Recent concrete work spans two broad channels. Under GSA's 4th Party Logistics BPA, BISM has issued hundreds of BPA calls (September 2026 forward) for items ranging from batteries and Kleenex ($2 to $100+ per call) to laser printer cartridges ($1,041 to $4,978 per call) and first-aid kits ($1,975). Under the Bureau of Prisons and DLA channels, BISM delivers pre-cut kits to support UNICOR programs and defense logistics needs — a Federal Correctional Institution Miami delivery order for pre-cut kits (October 2026) carried a $729,420 ceiling, and a Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City order carried $22,831. BISM also holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with Defense Aviation (UEI N3AMMCJ62F65, awarded August 2025, $250,000 ceiling through August 2030).

Activity remains consistent at approximately 3,100–3,300 awards per year over the past five years, with $2.41 billion in combined potential value across 26,520 total awards and $706.5 million in combined obligations (29% of potential value). Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is modest (25 awards, $24.5 million combined potential value), reflecting the mature, stable nature of BISM's core GSA and Bureau of Prisons relationships. Place of performance is Halethorpe, Maryland, where BISM manufactures office supplies, textiles, and pre-cut kits. BISM competes full-and-open across its footprint with no set-aside categories applied to recent awards, positioning itself as an AbilityOne nonprofit competing on capability and price rather than small business set-asides.

Quick answers

Is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's SAM.gov registration is active through May 19, 2027.

How much has Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $52,455,813 to Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland in fiscal year 2025 and $161,956,084 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland rank among federal contractors?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland ranked #1 in NAICS 7115, #2 in NAICS 711 and #3 in NAICS 71 in FY2025.

What is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's most recent federal award?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's most recent federal contract award is Pen vista RET BLK MED (47QSCC27F05FG), from Federal Acquisition Service, on October 22, 2026.

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